Ahold Delhaize to halve carbon emissions from operations and reduce value chain emissions in coming decade
31 Juli 2020 - 08:00AM
Ahold Delhaize to halve carbon emissions from operations and reduce
value chain emissions in coming decade
Zaandam, the Netherlands, July 31, 2020 – Ahold Delhaize
today
announces science-based climate targets for
2030 that halve carbon emissions from its own
operations and that also engage suppliers
and
customers in addressing emissions from the overall value
chain. Adopting these targets is part
of the company’s ongoing commitment to reduce
its carbon footprint and mitigate climate
change.
“Climate change is impacting our
planet and how our food is grown, and it will continue to change
our business into the future,” said Frans Muller, CEO of Ahold
Delhaize. “By setting ambitious new targets
and by becoming a supporter of the Task Force on
Climate-related Disclosures, Ahold
Delhaize is committing to taking a leading
role in mitigating this global crisis and preparing for a more
resilient and healthy future”.
Ahold Delhaize and its
great local brands will reduce absolute emissions
from stores, distribution centers, operations and
offices by 50% by 2030, as compared to the 2018
baseline. To achieve the new targets, Ahold Delhaize and its
local brands will accelerate investments in renewable
energy and energy efficiency throughout their operations,
improve refrigeration systems, and further move toward low-carbon
distribution and logistics systems.
In a new initiative to reduce
emissions across the wider food industry, Ahold Delhaize and its
brands will partner with suppliers and engage consumers to
reduce their emissions from the value chain by 15% by
2030, for example by increasing low-carbon products in their
assortments and by reducing food and packaging waste. The value
chain comprises 95% of Ahold Delhaize's overall impact on climate
change.
These new targets come as the
company is already on track to achieve
its 2020 goal to reduce relative emissions by
30% from 2008. They follow Ahold
Delhaize’s commitment in March 2019 to
the Science Based Targets
initiative (SBTi). The initiative has assessed
and approved the targets as being in line with the latest climate
science.
The company will report publicly on its commitments in the
Annual Report.
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